SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Bloomberg - Sudan to Replace Military Governors After Dispute Emerges at Top
Bloomberg report that Sudan will replace all provincial military governors with civilians after tense talks within the power-sharing government over the pace of Sudan’s democratic transition.
Sudan’s Information Minister, Faisal Mohamed Salih, said that Sudan will also appoint a transitional parliament by the start of May. He also dismissed suggestions that the military was plotting a coup, describing “a very tough series of meetings” between Prime Minister Hamdok, military representatives and the Forces for Freedom and Change, that produced a new agreement.
Salih said the Khartoum state governor had now been replaced by a civilian, and the 17 other provincial heads will be changed in the coming days. The posts will be temporary until a final peace deal is made between Sudan’s government and a patchwork of rebel groups, he added.